DATA PRESENTATION
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
GRADE 8
MR HENRY
WHAT IS DATA PRESENTATION?
• DATA PRESENTATION IS THE PROCESS OF
VISUALLY REPRESENTING DATA SETS TO
CONVEY INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY TO AN
AUDIENCE.
EXAMPLES OF DATA PRESENTATION
EXAMPLES OF DATA PRESENTATION
EXAMPLES OF DATA PRESENTATION
GATHERING DATA
• USING THE THERMOMETERS, RECORD THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER
AFTER EVERY MINUTE
HOW TO SET UP YOUR TABLE?
BAR GRAPHS
• A bar graph can be defined as a graphical
representation of data, quantities, or numbers using
bars or strips. They are used to compare and contrast
different types of data, frequencies, or other measures
of distinct categories of data.
EXAMPLE OF A BAR GRAPH
ELEMENTS OF A BAR GRAPH
• BARS - The rectangles drawn on the bar charts are
called “bars”. The bars display the number of items
under particular categories.
• AXES - There are two axes present on the graph. One
axis is used to represent the numerical values whereas
the other represents the categorical data against which
the numerical data is plotted.
CONSTRUCTING BAR GRAPHS
• LET’S USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CREATE A
BAR GRAPH:
CONSTRUCTING BAR GRAPHS
• Step 1: decide the scale and interval for your numerical
values. The scale refers to the counting sequence we will
place on the axis. For smaller values, we simply go with the
counting sequence 1, 2, 3… but for larger values, we can also
pick a counting sequence with some interval of numbers
between each value. For example, 5, 10, 15…
• Step 2: label the horizontal and vertical axes to describe the
information. Here, we are drawing a vertical bar graph, so we
will place the categorical data on the x-axis and the numerical
values on the y-axis.
CONSTRUCTING BAR GRAPHS
• Step 3: draw bars corresponding to each category. For
example, since there are 8 pencils, draw a rectangle
over the “pencil category” with the length of the
rectangle as 8 units. Similarly, draw other bars
corresponding to each category with the same breadth
as the first bar.
• Step 4: label the graph with a title.
ACTIVITY
• CREATE BAR GRAPHS FOR THE FOLLOWING SETS OF DATA
WHAT IS A PIE CHART?
• A PIE CHART IS A TYPE OF GRAPH REPRESENTING
DATA IN A CIRCULAR FORM, WITH EACH SLICE OF THE
CIRCLE REPRESENTING A FRACTION OR
PROPORTIONATE PART OF THE WHOLE. ALL SLICES
OF THE PIE ADD UP TO MAKE THE WHOLE EQUALLING
________ PERCENT AND ________ DEGREES.
WHAT IS IT USED FOR?
• A PIE CHART IS USED TO:
• SHOW PARTS-TO-WHOLE RELATIONSHIP
• DEMONSTRATE EACH ELEMENT’S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE WHOLE
• COMPARE THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES TO THE WHOLE
PARTS OF A PIE CHART
TOOLS NEEDED
• RULER
• PROTRACTOR
• COMPASS
• PENCIL
